Kingston vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$6516
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1655
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$3255
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$799
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$2174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	41	10
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	580K	274K

The cost of living in Kingston is 50% less expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 3941st and 417th ($1378 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and the Bahamas, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.8 months in Nassau. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 5942nd and 4877th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Nassau

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	Kingston	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$32.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$5.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$3143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$85.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$4154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$3050
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$4.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$4.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$23.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$4.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$97.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$14985

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2192
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2731
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3075
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2660
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3016
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2381
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2882
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2732
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2553
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2664
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2710
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3240
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2681
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3092
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2667
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2679
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2761
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4044
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2682